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Rjoandefossen

Rjoandefossen is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Tarven stands 1,703 m to the southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjønnstigen, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Aurlandsfjellet passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

Rjoandefossen is a waterfall in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the village of Flåm. The waterfall is 241 metres (791 ft) tall and has three vertical falls, of which the tallest is about 140 metres (460 ft). The waterfall is an average of 15 metres (49 ft) with an average water flow of 1 to 3 cubic metres per second (35 to 106 cu ft/s). The waterfall is visible from the Flåm Line railway.

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Wikidata Q3442878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates60.82471, 7.10730

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Bjønnstigen: 0.3 mi
  • Leina: 0.6 mi
  • Haflesva: 1.1 mi
  • Blanksheller: 1.1 mi
  • Gås: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Brekkefossen: 1.9 mi
  • Fjellmannsskorfossen: 4.6 mi
  • Kårdalsfossen: 5.0 mi
  • Storefossen: 5.0 mi
  • Kjosfossen: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Storaberget: 2.1 mi
  • Ramnanosi: 2.1 mi
  • Bjørnnosi: 2.3 mi
  • Napshaugen: 2.5 mi
  • Viddalsfjellet: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Kvernhus: 1.7 mi
  • standing stone: 1.9 mi
  • Fjord Safari: 2.6 mi
  • Flåmsbana: 2.7 mi
  • Ægir bryggeri: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Per Sivle 1857-1904: 1.0 mi
  • Fylkesmann Christensen: 2.6 mi
  • Gamle Kjosfoss kraftstasjon: 5.5 mi
  • Falt for sitt land Andrias Bryn Gudvangen: 9.8 mi
  • Grøndalsbarakka: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Hund: 4.4 mi
  • Lialandet: 5.2 mi
  • Terastrondi: 6.4 mi
  • Ståi: 9.0 mi
  • Morkalandet: 10.8 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
Parks: 3
  • Torggata: 20.8 mi
  • Ostangen: 24.6 mi
  • Rådhusplassen: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Rjoandefossen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TarvenSE 142°1,703 m4.4 mi
StorebreenNW 315°1,662 m7.9 mi
LjosbergESE 117°1,640 m4.3 mi
BaksafjelletS 175°1,636 m9.2 mi
KnutseggiESE 105°1,630 m6.1 mi
KlovafjelletE 93°1,612 m9.8 mi
ØykjafonnSSW 193°1,604 m9.6 mi
SkammadalshøgdiWNW 302°1,603 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:4918:45
June solstice03:5821:4623:10
September equinox07:1618:3919:35
December solstice09:4315:18

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2367875273

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